CITY OF PLEASANTON
CITY COUNCIL
pLEASANTONC
MINUTES
V
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
6: 00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Balch called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at the hour of 6:00 p.m. from the Council Chamber located at 200 Old Bernal Avenue.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa*, Mayor Balch
Absent: None.
Councilmember Testa participated virtually for just cause and disclosed there were no individuals 18 years of age or older at her location.
AGENDA AMENDMENTS
Mayor Balch stated that due to noticing, items 2 and 10 on the agenda will not be heard until 7:00 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment: Jan Coleman- Knight.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MOTION: It was m/s by Councilmembers Testa/ Eicher to adopt the consent calendar as recommended, except for item 2, which will be considered on or after 7:00 p.m. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: None
City Manager
1. Continued from June 16, 2026 - Introduce an ordinance updating the Pleasanton Municipal Code Title 2 to modify the duties, frequency of meetings, and maintenanceof membershipfor the CivicArts, HumanServices, Library, and Parks and RecreationCommissions, and modifythe membershipand meetingfrequency City Council Minutes Page 1 of 5 August 11, 2026
for the Youth Commission
Recommendation: Introduce an ordinance updating the Pleasanton Municipal Code Title 2 to modify the duties, frequency of meetings, and maintenance of membership for the Civic Arts, Human Services, Library, and Parks and Recreation Commissions, and modify the membership and meeting frequency for the Youth Commission.
Community and Economic Development
Item 2 was removed from the consent calendar for vote after 7:00 p.m.
Finance
3. Accept a report on City Manager- approved contracts and purchase orders for the quarter ended June 30, 2026
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council accept the report on City Manager- approved agreements for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
4. Accept the monthly disbursements and investment report for June 2026 Recommendation: Accept claim disbursements in the amount of$ 19, 065, 594 and the investment report for the month of June 2026.
Fire
5. Authorize the Interim City Manager to enter into a second amendment to the Livermore- Pleasanton Fire Department ( LPFD) Joint Powers Authority Agreement with Stoel Rives LLP for work related to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board' s PFAS investigation of various LPFD facilities in an amount not to exceed $ 1, 000, 000
Recommendation: Authorize the Interim City Manager to enter into a second amendment to the Livermore- Pleasanton Fire Department Joint Powers Authority Agreementwith Stoel Rives LLPfor work relatedto the San FranciscoBay Regional Water Quality Control Board' s PFAS investigation of various LPFD facilities in an amount not to exceed $ 1, 000, 000.
Information Technology
6. Authorize the City Manager to execute a three year agreement with Darktrace Holdings, Limited, for cybersecurity detection and response software and managed detection and response services in an amount not- to- exceed $ 935, 373 Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with City Council Minutes Page 2 of 5 August 11, 2026
Darktrace Holdings, Limited, for Darktrace cybersecurity detection and response software and managed detection and response services in an amount not- to- exceed $ 935, 373 over a three- year term.
7. Authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase agreement with Spearus, LLC for replacement supervisory control and data acquisition ( SCADA) server and storage infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $ 289, 532 Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase agreement with Spearus, LLC for a replacement SCADA server and storage infrastructure, utilizing OMNIA Partners cooperative contract No. 01- 137 ( EC America), for an amount not to exceed $ 289, 532.
MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
8. Public Comment regarding items not listed on the agenda — Speakers are limited to 3 minutes.
Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Valerie Arkin, Reena Gupta, and Karla Brown.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS
9. Receive a presentation on debt financing regarding water improvement projects and adopt a resolution declaring the City' s intention to reimburse expenditures relating to capital improvement projects from the proceeds of tax- exempt obligations Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026- 070 declaring the City' s intention to reimburse expenditures relating to capital improvement projects from the proceeds of tax- exempt obligations.
Presentation by Siew-Chin Yeong, Director of Public Works, and Susan Hsieh, Director of Finance.
Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MOTION: It was m/s by Councilmembers Eicher/Testa to approve the item as recommended. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: None
City Council Minutes Page 3 of 5 August 11, 2026
2. Introduce Revised Ordinance No. 2308 of the City Council of the City of Pleasanton approving: ( 1) Initiation of proceedings for Annexation ( P25- 0115), ( 2) General Plan Amendments ( P25- 0116), ( 3) Rezoning ( P25- 0118), ( 4) a Planned Unit Development PUD- 154) plan for residential development with related on- and off- site infrastructure, and ( 5) a Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map ( Tract 8423) Associated with the Arroyo Lago Residential Project. The revisions add two new conditions of approval for wastewater treatment facility analysis and funding.
Recommendation: Introduce revised Ordinance No. 2308 approving: ( 1) Initiation of proceedings for Annexation ( P25- 0115), ( 2) General Plan Amendments ( P25- 0116), ( 3) Rezoning ( P25- 0118), ( 4) a Planned Unit Development ( PUD- 154) plan for residential developmentwith relatedon- and off-site infrastructure, and (5) a VestingTentative Subdivision Map ( Tract 8423) Associated with the Arroyo Lago Residential Project, incorporating two new conditions of approval for wastewater treatment facility analysis and funding.
City Manager Calabrigo provided an overview of the revisions.
Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Karla Brown, Rich Halket, Sarah Callahan, and Steve Reilly.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MOTION: It was m/s by Councilmembers Eicher/Nibert to approve the item as recommended. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: None
10. Adopt a resolution to deny applications for: ( 1) a Planned Unit Development ( PUD) Rezoning ( P26- 0360) to rezone the subject parcel from MU- T ( Mixed Use- Transitional) District to PUD- MU- T ( Planned Unit Development- Mixed Use- Transitional) District; ( 2) a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish an existing 6, 160-square-foot commercial office building in the Downtown Revitalization District; and ( 3) a PUD Development Plan PUD-152) to constructa three-story, four-unit, residentialbuilding, with units rangingin size from 430 square feet to 13, 626 square feet and associated site improvements located at 231 Old Bernal Avenue
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-071 to deny applications for:
1. A Planned Unit Development ( PUD) Rezoning ( P26-0360) to rezone the subject parcel from MU- T ( Mixed Use- Transitional) District to PUD- MU- T ( Planned Unit Development- Mixed Use- Transitional) District;
2. A Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish an existing 6, 160-square- foot commercial office building in the Downtown Revitalization District; and
3. A PUD DevelopmentPlan (PUD-152) to constructa three-story, four-unit, City Council Minutes Page 4 of 5 August 11, 2026
residential building, with units ranging in size from 430 square feet to 13,626 square feet and associated site improvements located at 231 Old Bernal Avenue.
Presentation by Diego Mora, Associate Planner.
Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Kara Valdez.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MOTION: It was m/ s by Councilmembers Nibert/ Testa to approve the item as recommended. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: None
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Balch adjourned the meeting at 8:02 p.m.
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City Council Minutes Page 5 of 5 August 11, 2026